Nov 30, 2020
NEXUS Seminar 14.12.2020
The NEXUS Seminar, the seminar series born out of the collaboration between TU Dresden and the Dresden based Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources at the United Nations University (UNU-FLORES), goes into the next round. Since 2015, the NEXUS Seminar offers scientific contributions relating to the subject of sustainable soil, water and waste management. The seminar is not only a platform for scientific exchange and cooperation between UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden but also a medium for researchers to present their research and discuss it with a broader audience.
- 14.12.2020, 14:50 Uhr - online
Integrated Assessment of Water Resources and Aquatic Ecosystems: How Do they Relate to Resource Nexus Perspectives towards the SDGs?
(Prof. Daniel Karthe, Head of Nexus Research Programme, UNU-FLORES)
Abstract:
Over a period of more than 10 years, the project Integrated Water Resources Management: Model Region Mongolia (IWRM MoMo) investigated the scientific prerequisites for a holistic approach of managing water resources in the Kharaa River Basin (KRB) in Northern Mongolia, a region characterised by a rapid socioeconomic transition and data scarcity. The project focused on the development and implementation of an IWRM, which by the definition of Global Water Partnership also considers water in the context of “land and related resources”, “economic and social welfare” and “vital ecosystems”. The resource nexus which was made popular more recently resembles the IWRM concept in many ways, but with a wider focus and the concurrent consideration of several nexus elements and their linkages. Inevitably, IWRM addresses several nexus elements. Through the specific example of IWRM implementation in the KRB, this lecture covers the potential synergies and tradeoffs between water management and the alternative prioritisation of land management, mineral resources exploitation, and food production in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, it will discuss how focusing on SDG 12 can help reduce tradeoffs between different nexus elements and SDGs.